Vietnam seeded in Pot 2 at 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup finals
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national futsal team have been seeded in Pot 2, alongside the likes of Tajikistan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia in the final round of the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup, as announced by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The draw will help the national futsal team avoid strong rivals in the upcoming tournament.
Pot 1 consists of hosts Thailand, along with Japan, Iran, and Uzbekistan. Elsewhere, Pot 3 sees the presence of Bahrain, the Republic of Korea, and Myanmar.
Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Australia, and China make up Pot 4.
The 16 teams participating in the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup finals are to be divided into four groups, with the draw for the tournament scheduled to take place on December 14 in Malaysia.
The tournament will be held from April 17 to April 28, 2024 in Thailand, with the four semi-finalists winning the right to compete in the global tournament.
The 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup finals serves as the qualifying round of the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
The Vietnamese team have played in two Futsal World Cups before, in 2016 and 2020, reaching the knockout-stage in both tournaments. At the most recent Futsal World Cup, they ended their campaign in the round of 16.
